16 PN candidates submit nomination for casual elections
Seven seats across six districts are up for grabs
The list of Nationalist Party candidates taking part in the party’s casual elections has been finalised, with 16 candidates submitting their nominations before the deadline on Saturday.
Seven seats across six districts are up for grabs – the 7th district has two free seats - when the elections take place on Tuesday.
Seats have been vacated by Stephen Spiteri (3rd district), Mark Anthony Sammut (10th), Conrad Borg Manche’ (5th), Adrian Delia (7th), Rebekah Borg (7th), Joe Giglio (10th) and Alex Borg (12th) after they were elected on two districts.
The full list is as follows:
Third District Seat ceded by Stephen Spiteri - Nominations: Andrew Agius, Errol Cutajar, Leone Sciberras
Tenth District Seat ceded by Mark Anthony Sammut - Nominations: Joseph Mary Aquilina, Graziella Attard Previ, Graham Bencini, Albert Buttigieg, Errol Cutajar
Fifth District Seat ceded by Conrad Borg Manche’ - Nominations: Duncan Borg Myatt, Stefan Caruana, Stanley Zammit
Seventh District Seat ceded by Adrian Delia - Nominations: Andrew Agius, Charles Azzopardi, Paul Mazzola, Ian Mario Vassallo
Seventh District Seat ceded by Rebekah Borg - Nominations: Andrew Agius, Charles Azzopardi, Paul Mazzola, Ian Mario Vassallo
Tenth District Seat ceded by Joe Giglio - Nominations: Joseph Mary Aquilina, Graziella Attard Previ, Graham Bencini, Albert Buttigieg, Errol Cutajar
Twelfth District Seat ceded by Alex Borg - Nominations: Charles Azzopardi, David Anthony Bonello, Joseph Mark Grech, Ian Mario Vassallo, George Vital Zammit
Meanwhile, the Labour Party’s casual elections took place on Friday, with four women and four men being elected to parliament.
Here is a useful guide to understanding casual elections.